Few young conductors treading the current circuit tick as many boxes as does Gustavo Dudamel, what with his obvious charm, natural charisma and abundant talent . . . the BPO performance courts drama on a generous scale . . . Excellent sound, too . . . the DVD's undoubted highlight is its Haydn centrepiece, with Gautier Capucon offering a witty, refined and overtly virtuoso account of the C major Concerto, very alertly accompanied . . . [he] draws elegantly tailored lines from his instrument, especially in the central Adagio. Suave and good-looking . . . he cuts a stylish profile and inspires a welter of enthusiastic applause from the audience . . . a sensibly paced, considerately phrased reading of Brahms's Haydn Variations, lively and lyrical, and with a suitably grand peroration . . . a most enjoyable program.

Record Review /
Rob Cowan,
Gramophone (London) / 01. August 2013

. . . [Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn]: a thrilling account of the Finale . . . Capucon projects the Haydn with an almost ideal blend of elegance and showmanship and there's some dazzling off-the-string passagework in the finale. The performance of Beethoven's Fifth is imbued with great drama and rhythmic dynamism, and here Dudamel galvanises the orchestra to play at its very best . . . the engineers have achieved marvels in giving . . . [the sound] clarity and focus.